Simhasanam (2012 film)

Simhasanam
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Directed by	Shaji Kailas
Written by	Shaji Kailas
Produced by	S. Chandrakumar
Starring	Prithviraj Sukumaran Sai Kumar
Cinematography	Shaji Saravanan Vishnu Namboothiri
Edited by	Don Max
Music by	Ronnie Raphael Raajamani
Production company	Malavika Productions
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Simhasanam is a 2012 Malayalam action drama film written and directed by Shaji Kailas starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Sai Kumar. The supporting cast include Siddique, Devan, Thilakan, Jayakrishnan, Biju Pappan, Vandana Menon and Aishwarya Devan.^[1] The film depicts an emotional bonding between a father (Sai Kumar) and son (Prithviraj). The music was composed by Ronnie Raphael and the Background Score was provided by Rajamani.

Simhasanam was initially intended to be a remake of the cult Mohanlal-starrer Naduvazhikal but on scripting, it deviated so much from the original story that, it is no longer a rehashed version of the 1989 hit. So they made it as a loosely based adaptation of Mario Puzo's The Godfather.

Plot[]

The story centers around the Chandragiri family whose head Madhava Menon (Saikumar) is liked by all in the village, his only son Arjun (Prithviraj) who is a student in Manipal. As Madhava Menon's popularity rises and spreads to other parts, so does the number of enemies who feel that he is stealing the limelight from them. Things reach a pass where Arjun had to be summoned from Manipal to clear up the atmosphere and restore order; the constant struggles between Madhava Menon and Arjun Madhav on one side and their enemies on the other side is the main theme in the story.

Trivia[]

This is the first time that Shaji Kailas directed a film with the script written by him. Shaji Kailas directed many films in a family background such as Aaram Thamburan, Narasimham, Madirasi etc. This is one of the film that has action mixed with family bonds. This is the first time that Shaji Kailas directed a film with Prithviraj Sukumaran as the hero.

Cast[]

• Prithviraj as Chandragiriyil Arjun Madhavan / Arjunan
• Sai Kumar as Chandragiriyil G.Madhava Menon
• Siddique as Raman Unni
• Devan as Bhargavan Unni
• Jayakrishnan as Krishnan Unni
• Biju Pappan as Jamal
• Thilakan as Bishop
• Vandana Menon as Lakshmi (Lechu)
• Aishwarya Devan as Nanda
• P. Sreekumar as Chief Minister Chacko
• Kollam Ajith as Razool Musthafa
• Riyaz Khan as Superintendent of Police Vettrivel Maran
• Manikuttan as Arjun's friend
• Rajeev Parameshwar as Arjun's Friend
• Vishnu Priyan as Arjun's friend
• Irshad as Adv. Manilal
• Vijayakumar as S.P Chandrashekharan
• T. P. Madhavan as Issac
• Shammi Thilakan as V. S. Nair
• Ramu as Kuruvila George
• Kunchan as Pisharadi
• V. K. Sreeraman as Kollamkottu Krishna Sharmma
• Jayan Cherthala as Mukundan Cheriyapally
• Sana as Hemalatha Gundappa
• Santhosh as Dasan
• Pradeep Chandran as Cheriyappilli Sadaananthan
• Gayathri
• Geetha Nair
• Rema Devi
• Gayathri Priya

Reception[]

The movie received negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box-office.^[2]

Sify wrote:"With larger than life characters seen in umpteen films, awful situations, melodrama and irritating dialogues, this one mostly turn out as unintentionally funny. Shaji, who has scripted the film as well, has made some kind of a curious compilation of some of those already popular scenes from a few select movies". Rediff criticized the film saying that it "is a mixture of the director's hits post-1990s, a patchwork of a story with nothing for the viewer to take back". Indiaglitz called it "run of the mill action love story recited in the most routine manner.^{[citation needed]}

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